After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 46: Pre-match communication & Asian Games Selection Trials 400m Finals!

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/04/2023

July 17th, this is the last day of the National Track and Field Grand Prix Finals and the selection trials for the Jakarta Asian Games. The vast majority of participants in the Jakarta Asian Games will be determined today's competitions, and then quickly integrate and head to the national team athletics training base in City B to participate in pre-match training.

Compared to the preliminaries on the previous day, there are even more media present today. Not only the local media in Province G, but also top national sports media like the Sports Channel have also come to the scene, preparing for more in-depth interviews and reports on today's selection trial finals.

At 7:30 AM in the media gathering area of City G's sports stadium, the invited media have just gotten off the buses. Many familiar journalists are already chatting about potential news points for today's events.

According to the usual publicity habits, most media focus on the men's and women's 100 meters and traditional domestic track and field strengths. Only after that do they shift their attention to less popular events like the 400 meters and 800 meters.

"But this year's men's 400 meters are quite interesting."

A journalist said this with a smile, and the other journalists around also chuckled.

"And don't forget, that long article by Teacher Jia yesterday, I took a glance at it. It's really impressive, the reading data on Weibo and public accounts have both exceeded ten thousand! Isn't this the power of gossip?"

For many ordinary gossip or fashion public accounts, if an article doesn't surpass 10,000 reads within 24 hours, it's considered not generating enough buzz. However, for track and field in China, it actually lacks attention. Even the official Weibo and public accounts of the national track and field team often struggle to reach 2,000 reads for a long article or Weibo post.

Given this context, yesterday's "Ms. Gossipy Fan's" long article surpassing ten thousand reads can indeed be considered hot news in the track and field circle.

This point is evident from the fact that these journalists can tell that there's a hot topic to explore in the men's 400 meters at this event.

"Recently, the S Province track and field team has gained quite some attention. They swept the top three spots in the 400 meters last time, and today, all of their 400 meters athletes have advanced to the finals. Hasn't their coach, Su Bai, only taken over the 400 meters not too long ago? If he coaches for another year or two, won't the S Province track and field team easily take the top three spots in the national championship 400 meters?"

This was said by a journalist from the G Province Sports Network, but just as he finished speaking, another journalist offered a different perspective.

"I think that the athletes coached by Su Bai could indeed sweep the top three in the national championship, but... I'm not so sure if all of them will be from the S Province track and field team."

This time, the journalist was from the Sports Channel. Due to the platform he was on, he naturally had access to the latest information.

The expressions of the journalists around varied. Some went from surprise to understanding, and others wore expressions of "I knew it." These journalists have keen news senses, and when the journalist from the Sports Channel spoke up, they all knew what was going on.

"If that's the case, then Su Bai might be the coach who produces national champions the quickest, right?"

"It's true that he's quick, but it's also important to have real skills. Haha, everyone, let's focus on taking photos and conducting interviews. Let's wait and see about this Coach Su Bai's news in the future!"